The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-29
FANCIERs OF FINE HORSES.
Meeting of Indiana Men Who Breed Fleet
Footed PAGERS and Trotters.

Colonel Edmundson sab, of Kantucky, sab"
was the guest Of the Indiana Trottine and Pac-
ne Horse breeders Association at its annual
meeti ng, yesterday. and as the Colonel is the
finest horse auctioneer in the country he was
elected an honorary member Of the association,
with the request that he be given permission to
auction the sale of the State fair grounds. The
Colonel was called upon for speech but said
that the only time his tongue would wag orator
ically was when he shouted the qualities of an
Oliver Z. sired, two-year-old. 207 bay gelding
on the auction-block.
The convention Of the association, yesterday,
was presided over by D. L. Thomas, OF Rush
vile. The president delivered an address upon
Horse Sport from the Earliest Days of the
Greek Games to the Present Day." He said the
object of the association was two-fold. While
the feature Of amusement was always kept
prominent. the main object was to develop
and advertise Indiana horses. so that ready
market at remunerative prices could be found.
He said that the manper Of trials of equine
speed at trotting and pacing gaits is
peculiarly an American amusement But" he
said this national sport had been smirched by
fraud and vice. These are extraneous, and are
no more part of turf sports than gambling in
margins is part of farming and raising meat
and grain. Trickery, like fungus growth, has
adhered improperly to legitimate amusemens.
But this excrescence is on the wane and the
masses patronize the turf sports for pleasure and
recreation. There is no necessary connection
between trials of speed and immortality. and
vicious pretenders are being relegated to the
rear. This association can and doubtless will
aid greatly in this reform"
After the reading of this address the election
of new members resulted in the following being
taken into the association: j. N. Huston and S.
iEa1d Tr1d0 Tori
Lebanon; Thomas Levi. Noblesville; George
Grimes, Guion; Jay G. Voss and j. w. Brown
ing. Indianapolis.
A resolution was offered by W, b. Wilson and
was carried, directing that correspondence be
had with the National Association Of Breeders,
to determine the question; 'Who is the breederF'
The treasurer, A. c. Daily, reported cash
balance of So 38. He was instructed to collect
all arrearages of dues, and If this was not done
to notify the delinquent members that they must
forfeit their membership or pay up. The annual
dues are So
r. J. Wilson, of Rushville; George Dickerson.
Charles Curtis, of North Vernon; j. T. Stevens,
of Peru, and N. A. Randall, of Indianapolis,
were elected members of the executive commit
| tee, holding until 1890
George Clifford was appointed delegate to
the national breeders convention to demand tina,
| the Indiana stock be recognized It is fact
Mr.. Clifford said, that nearly all the best trottine
! horses of the State were either damned or sired
| by pacing horse, but the national association
reIneed TO recognize IT, ana consequently mucn
| harm was done to the interests of breeders. A
resolution was adopted approving House bill No
1 81.
| At the evening session an informal discussion
| was held upon the question of building first
class mile race-track in this city and, also, meas
| ures to put Indiana upon the same ground as
| Kentucky. A committee consisting of Frank NJ
Rottler, j. w. Browning and N. A. Randall, o.
| this city, was appointed to find suitable grounds
| for establishing race-track near the city. Tht
election of officers resulted as follows: President
D. l.. Thomas, Rushville; e-president, Georg,
] III. Clifford, Tipton secretary James s. Darnen
Lebanon; treasurer, A. G. Daily, Lebanon.